Newsletter 4/29/24
Upcoming Events
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Monday, April 29 @ 6pm (9th -11th Grade Awards Night)
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Tuesday, April 30 @ Flex (Athletic Signing Day)
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Wednesday, May 1 @ 3pm (Boys Tennis CIF vs Laguna Beach)
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Saturday, May 4 @ 7pm in the THHS Gym (Color Guard and Drumline Showcase)
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Saturday, May 4 (CIF Track Prelims)
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Monday, May 6 - Thursday, May 9th (Dance tryout Clinics)
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Thursday, May 9 @ 7pm (Cinema Night)
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Friday, May 10 @ 7 pm (Cinema Night)
Principal's Message
Mustang Families,
Please take some time today to review all the information on the newsletter site. Today is Monday, April 29, 2024.
Congratulations to our Girls’ and Boys’ track teams, that both captured league championships this past week. Our boys’ team has now won its fifth consecutive South Coast League title, with its sixth in seven years. Our girls’ team has won its second consecutive South Coast League title.
Congratulations to our varsity boys swim team, named Sea View League Champions. The boys joined the open and JV teams and won convincingly with many swimmers medaling in Finals this last Friday. Unified swim did great as well, and will continue on to CIF-SS finals on May 3rd. Multiple swimmers and relay teams qualified for prelims on Wednesday at Mt. Sac: 200 Medley relay, 200 freestyle (DJ Stupak and William Liang), 200 IM (Apollo Aceves), 500 Freestyle (Josh Davis and DJ Stupak), 100 Backstroke (Apollo Aceves and Nathan Winarto), and 400 Free Relay. Good luck swimmers!
CIF Athletics also continues for Spring Sports this week with Tennis, Girls' and Boys' Lacrosse, and Baseball beginning their quests for a CIF Championship. The matches are away this week for Lacrosse, and the locations and times are to be determined for Tennis and Baseball. CIF Track Prelims will be this Saturday in the stadium at 8 am.
Congratulations to our Boys' Volleyball team, as they finished their season on Saturday. In round one of CIF, they defeated Corona Santiago in straight sets, then advanced to round 2 this past Saturday. They fought hard, but eventually fell to Long Beach Poly in 5 games. Shout out to Coach Hollaway and Coach Moothart on a great season!
Tonight at 6 PM in the gym, we will celebrate outstanding students from grades 9-11 for our Awards Night.
Tomorrow, Athletics celebrates students who have made commitments to play sports at NCAA, NAIA, and CCCAA schools next year. This celebration is intended for immediate family members, coaches, and close friends of these student athletes. This event will take place in the gym during Flex Time.
The Band will have its Spring Showcase this Saturday, at 7 pm in the gym.
I also wanted to give a shout-out to Kylee Golz, she has been recognized as the California State Girls Freestyle Wrestling Champion. Way to go Kylee!
This webpage also has more highlights, student recognitions, and detailed information on these events and more. Please scroll through to see all the incredible things happening at THHS.
Ms. Alicia Foulk
Principal
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Attendance
Please feel free to e-mail: thhsattendance@svusd.org or call our attendance line, (949) 460-2707 when your student will be absent for any portion of the day. These options are both available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Thank you for taking the time to notify us any time your student will be absent from school.
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TRABUCO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WEB STORE
First time users must register for an account.
Student Store Open during snack and lunch only (not open at Flex)
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Mindful Monday
AP Testing Dates: May 6 -17
| Week 1 AP Schedule 5/6 - 5/10 | ||||
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| Date | Exam | Location | Report Time | |
| 6-May | US Gov't | MPR | 7:30am | |
| Art History | Library | 11:30am | ||
| Chemistry | MPR | 11:30am | ||
| 7-May | Human Geo | Gym | 7:15am | |
| Statistics | MPR | 11:30am | ||
| 8-May | English Lit | Gym | 7:15am | |
| Comp. Sci A | MPR | 11:30am | ||
| 9-May | Enviro Science | Gym | 7:15am | |
| Psychology | Gym | 11:30am | ||
| 10-May | US History | MPR | 7:15am | A-M |
| US History | Library | 7:15am | N-Z | |
| Euro History | Gym | 7:15am | ||
| Macro | MPR | 11:30am | ||
| Spanish Lit | Library | 11:30am | ||
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Second Semester Final Dates: May 22 - May 30
THHS Incoming Freshmen ASB Applications
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Morning Announcements
Today's show includes birthday celebrations and important announcements regarding THHS activities. Thank you for your support of the Broadcast News program!
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PROM 2024: Mamma Mia at the Bowers Museum
Date: May 18, 8 - 11pm
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PTSA General Meeting
Trabuco Hills Med Sci
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Trabuco Hills Yearbook
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NCAA Student Webinar
May 8th @ 6:30pm
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Volunteer Opportunity
THHS Cinema Night
Thursday, May 9th and Friday, May 10th @ 7pm
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THHS Color Guard and Drumline Showcase
Saturday, May 4th @ 7pm in the THHS Gym
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THHS Dance
We are having dance auditions the week of May 6th-9th! More Information will be given at the first clinic on May 6th @ 3:45 pm.
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THHS Instrumental Music Freshman Orientation
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 @ 7pm in the MPR
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THHS Art Gallery
We were honored to celebrate Laguna Hills High School and Trabuco Hills High School for The Peter & Masha Plotkin Memorial Foundation awards ceremony of exceptional student artists! The Plotkin Memorial Foundation offers a full-fledged art gallery for students to display their work in a professional setting, while also serving as a museum honoring artists Peter and Masha Plotkin. Their annual scholarships encourage young artists and musicians to share their work and pursue a career in the arts.
Many congratulations to:
THHS artists Ben Nguyen, Sky Baer, Abigail Teh, Kyla Daouli, and Audrey Nguyen
We also took a moment to celebrate the incredible legacy of THHS Ceramics educator, Ms. Jacque Fait, through a moving speech from her daughter, LHHS Art teacher, Ms. Loni Gallo. Ms. Fait will retire from teaching at the end of this school year. She has left an indelible mark on our district and will be sorely missed!
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AP Proctors Needed
THHS needs some additional proctors for AP World and AP US History tests on Friday, May 5th. Please note you cannot proctor your own student. Please check into the front office with your id. Thank you!
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THHS Boys Volleyball
Congrats to our Boys Volleyball team for winning their first round match against Santiago (Corona) 3 - 0 and dropping a hard fought 5 -setter against Long Beach Poly this past Saturday! We are so proud of your season!
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THHS Pep Squad
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THHS Lacrosse
Boys and Girls Lacrosse are headed to the playoffs!
Girls Lacrosse away on Tuesday @ 5pm vs Vista Murrieta
Boys Lacrosse away on Wednesday @ 5pm vs Beckman
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THHS Athletic Signing Day
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Congrats to all of our THHS Athletes taking their talents to the next level!
- 10:45am - Please check in with our main office. Please bring identification.
- 11:00am - Meet in the Gymnasium. Pictures with Parents and Family
- 11:32am - Signing Day Ceremony
- 12:02pm - Flextime concludes
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Taylor Harrison |
Dance |
University of Colorado - Boulder |
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Ellie Rutkin |
Soccer |
University of Puget Sound |
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Jackson McCusker |
Track and Field |
Georgetown |
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Sean Dmytrowicz |
Baseball |
Wheaton College (Illinois) |
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Hannity Heye |
Cheer |
Trinity Valley College |
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Lauren Ushijima |
golf |
Whitman college |
| Sheridan Nove | Track and Field | University of California, San Diego |
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THHS Boys Tennis
Congrats to JV and Varsity for their great results in League finals! Come cheer them on in CIF this Wednesday @ 3pm vs Laguna Beach!
Varsity:
- Matthew - 2nd Place Singles
- Jayden - 4th Place Singles
- Kekoa and Orod - 2nd Place Doubles
- Ayush and Riku - 4th Place doubles
Junior Varsity:
- Luke - 2nd Place Singles
- Andric - 3rd Place Singles
- Jess- 4th Place Singles
- Ajeevan and Szariel - 1st Place doubles
- Colin and Abraham - 3rd Place Doubles
Matthew, Kekoa, and Orod will be advancing to CIF!!
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THHS Swimming
Varsity boys swim are Sea View league champions! The boys joined the Open and JV teams and won convincingly with many swimmers medaling in Finals this last Friday at El Toro HS.
Unified Swim did great and participated in Sea View League Finals too. They will continue their inaugural season at CIF-SS Finals on Friday, May 3rd. Good luck, Mustangs!
Also, congrats to our CIF-SS Div. 2 Boys Qualifiers:
- 200 Medley Relay - 1:42.67
- 200 Freestyle - DJ Stupak 1:46.37, William Liang 1:48.74
- 200 IM - Apollo Aceves 2:02.37
- 500 Freestyle - Josh Davis 4:48.47, DJ Stupak 4:52.82
- 100 Backstroke - Apollo Aceves 54.86, Nathan Winarto (Alternate) 57.06
- 400 Free Relay - 3:20.38
CIF- SS Prelims are on Wednesday, May 1st at Mt. SAC. Good luck swimmers and way to go, Mustang Aquatics!
THHS Powder Puff
Our annual Senior Versus Junior Powder Puff Football game has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 21, 7:00pm, in the stadium. Go Blue!
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THHS Track and Field
Congrats to Track and Field - both Boys and girls are League Champions! On to the CIF Prelims on Saturday!
Boys - South Coast League Champions. 5th consecutive. 6th in 7 years.
Girls - South Coast League Champions. 2nd consecutive.
All Time Top 10
- Boys - 23 New Additions to Top Ten in School History
- Girls - 27 New Additions to Top Ten in School History
School Records
- Boys - 2 4x200 - OC Country Record (1:27.66) and 800 SM - #1 in OC, #3 in US (1:31.64)
- Girls - 6 4x200 - #2 in OC (1:42.47),1600 SM - #1 in OC, #5 in CA (4:05.96), 800 SM - #1 in OC, #4 in CA, #13 in US (1:47.54), DMR - #2 in OC, #6 in CA (11:59.44), 1600, 3200 - Holly Barker #2 in CA, #5 in US in 3200 (10:02.52)
Orange County Rankings
- Boys #1 in 110H, #2 in 200, #1 in 4x1600, #2 in Discus, #2 in 4x100, #2 100m School, #1 200m School, #1 Dual Meet Team in OC
- Girls #1 in 3200, #3 in 100H, #3 in 1600, #1 in 4x100, #2 in 4x400, #1 Dual Meet Team in OC
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Mustang Golf
Mustang Golf will have a two week camp at Lake Forest Golf and Practice Center in June and a six week summer league at Oso Creek Golf Course focusing on the development of skills and competitive play. All returning players (girls & boys) and new players are welcome. Sign-ups will open on the student webstory on May 1st - sign up early to secure your spot.
This camp will also serve as an alternative to tryouts and better enable coaches to evaluate players and determine their rosters for the 2024-2025 school year.
Players are strongly encouraged to participate in summer camp & league play. If a player is unable to participate in the camp, they will need to contact the coach if they wish to be on the team in order to be evaluated and placed on the roster. The season of competition for fall sports (girls golf) begins at the start of August which is prior to the school year.
Join the Girls Flag Football Team
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Athletic Clearance Steps
Steps to get cleared to participate in Athletics at Trabuco Hills High School:
Athletic Clearance Instructions
1.) Go to AthleticClearance.com
2.) Register / Create an account under 2024-2025 school year (if you have an existing account- log in and update to 2024-2025. Update any new information and upload a current medical eligibility form)
3.) Print off medical eligibility paper work (THHS Website/Athletics/Athletic Clearance)
4.) Upload the medical eligibility form completed by physician.
5.) MUST be signed, stamped, dated, and have a recommendation by physician (only need to upload the last page- see sample form below)
THHS Mock Trial
Trabuco Hills Mock Trial was honored for being a finalist at this year's Orange County High School Mock Trial Awards Ceremony! They were one of two teams (out of 47) to make it to the finals!
A big congratulations to Daniel Tinacci who was awarded the Judge henry Moore Outstanding Orator of the Year & the OCTLA Scholarship Award, the highest individual award of the evening! We are so proud of our Mock Trial Team and their amazing coach, Mr. John Spangler!
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THHS Architecture 2 & 3 Students
Students were asked to design and build a 3D model of a small town using cardboard. Each group of 2 or 3 students chose a different type of building to be part of the town. Once all buildings were designed and built, they planned and designed the streets, blocks, parks, sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, parking space, etc... The model is at 1/8" = 1'-0" scale. Great job!
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THHS Athletes of the Month
We are looking forward to celebrating your accomplishments with you this coming May! These events listed are ASB sponsored events. Ticket sales for the Senior Outing and the Senior Lunch will go on sale at the Student Store closer to their dates. Seniors. who purchased a Senior Package already have a ticket to the Senior Outing and Senior Lunch.
- 5/23/24 - Cap and Gown Distribution 1 PM
- 5/28/24 - Graduation Line-up practice, Senior Clap Out 9:00 AM (all graduates in the ceremony must attend)
- 5/28/24 - Senior Outing at Coto de Caza Country Club 7 PM - 10 PM (tickets on sale now at the Student Store)
- 5/29/24 - Graduation Practice 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (all graduates in the ceremony must attend)
- 5/29/24 - Senior Lunch 11:30 AM (tickets on sale now at the Student Store)
- 5/30/24 - Graduation 6 PM (all graduates in the ceremony report to school at 4:45 PM)
Congratulations, Class of 2024!
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Graduation Box Auction
PTSA is thrilled to announce our Graduation Box Auctions! Skip the waiting, park in front, and get out of the sun! These two auctions include a FRONT ROW Parking Spot, 2 extra Graduation Tickets, and food/drinks in the box seating!
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Graduation Banners
Congratulate your student on their graduation, college acceptance, military enlistment, trade school enrollment or other future plans by offering customized banners that will be displayed on campus the week of graduation activities. Banners will be available for pick up after the graduation ceremony of in the school office the following week. To order, please go to www.thhsptsa.org/graduation-banner.
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All seniors must meet all SVUSD graduation requirements in order to participate in the Graduation Ceremony. I encourage you to monitor your senior’s grades carefully during this important part of the school year. Any failure of a required course will automatically prevent a student from participating in the Graduation Ceremony.
Seniors must follow all school policies up through and including graduation. All financial and disciplinary obligations, as well as attendance at all mandatory graduation practices, must be fulfilled or participation in senior activities including the Graduation Ceremony, will be jeopardized.
Demerit Recovery and Graduation
In order to avoid jeopardizing participation in senior activities and the Graduation Ceremony, all senior students must have resolved all discipline consequences. If there are any questions regarding behavior contracts or any outstanding discipline consequences, students should follow up with an Assistant Principal of Supervision. Each hour of discipline consequences equals 1 demerit. Any senior student with demerits on their record must serve all assigned hours until their demerits equal ZERO (0) before they will be allowed to attend Prom, participate in any senior activities, or Graduation Ceremony. A schedule of assigned hours of discipline consequences along with the intended days to serve must be arranged with the Supervision Office immediately.
Senior Pranks
Please note this word of caution about “senior pranks.” Some of our students in the past without any disciplinary history have participated in a senior prank that resulted in lost opportunities and privileges. There is no such thing as a safe senior prank. Consequences could include loss of senior activities and may jeopardize participation in the Graduation Ceremony. If you become aware of such a plan, please inform the school and do not allow your senior to participate. Students should never be on school grounds outside of school hours for any reason other than official school business or activities.
Please help your senior make good choices to ensure their participation in all senior activities and the Graduation Ceremony.
Suspensions and Expulsions
Be advised that the Saddleback Valley Unified School District has a strict policy against the use or possession of drugs, alcohol, and weapons, and any other expellable offenses outlined by the California Education Code. Please note that if a student commits ANY expellable offense and is recommended for expulsion, they will be excluded from Prom, ALL senior activities, extra-curricular activities, and the Graduation Ceremony during the expulsion. Any student that is suspended and/or placed on a behavior contract for violations such as drug/alcohol possession or use, bullying or harassment, committing an obscene act, and possession of a weapon or dangerous object, within the last 45 days of school will not be able to attend prom, senior activities, and may be excluded from the Graduation Ceremony.
Behavior Expectations for the Graduation Ceremony
Students attempting to disrupt the integrity and grace of the Graduation Ceremony will be removed during the ceremony immediately.
Your support in discussing the importance of maintaining appropriate behavior through the end of the year as well as the severity of consequences for violating our behavior expectations is greatly appreciated and can ensure a positive experience during this exciting time for your family.
We want to ensure that all of our graduating seniors have the memorable experience of participating in their High School Graduation and your support is greatly appreciated.
I look forward to seeing you at graduation on May 30th.
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Say Something Reporting System
Say Something is an anonymous reporting system to let us know of potentially dangerous/harmful situations. Students/families may make a report by calling 1-844-5-SAYNOW, through the website at saysomething.net, or by downloading the Say Something App.
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SVUSD Summer Continued Engagement
SUMMER SESSION DATES:
4 Days per Week
Week 1 June 3rd-6th
Week 2 June 10th-13th
Week 3 June 17th-18th & 20th-21st
LOCATION: Laguna Hills High School
DAILY SCHEDULE:
Session One 8:30 am - 10:15 am
Break 10:15 am - 10:30 am
Session Two 10:30 am - 12:15 pm
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